Welcome to Journeymoon Art
New Art Works are being added each week. Please take your time through the site and view the 'Current Art Works' page for paintings available for sale and receintly sold works too.
Pochoir classes are beginning again, they have proven to be very popular and a rewarding way of sharing ideas and inspirations, there are some reflections that you are welcome to read through on the reflections page too.
There are pages with pictures and information about previous art exhibitions and new pages will be added for exhibitions coming up this year.
There are art works currently on exhibition in
"ART WITH ALTITUDE AT THE EDGE"
Presented by the
BLUE MOUNTAINS ARTISTS COMPANY
Please enjoy your time with me and I hope you enjoy the art works I have presented here, this is not an exhaustive collection and I am always working on new visions and experimenting with ideas.
'Middle Canopy'
A huge Pochoir and mixed media painting, 190cm x 137cm, on canvas.
This beautiful and dramatic painting is on exhibition at the Edge Cinema Complex in Katoomba.
'Coming to the Cliffs' On-Loan for Observing Nature Exhibition
170cm x 90cm
SOLD
Mel Jones' art work has been described as;
"Like looking through a kaleidoscope of colours"
"A river of leaves"
"Abstract yet realistic"
Grand Canyon to Evans Lookout
Original Pochoir Painting on Canvas,on loan for Observing Nature. SOLD
'Grasses, Gums and Megalong Cliffs'
120 x 60 cm
Mel Jones is represented in the following galleries.
The Nook Arts and Crafts Gallery
133A The Mall, Leura.
NSW,2784, Australia
www.thenookleura.com.au
and Presenting 'OBSERVING NATURE' December 9th to 20th 186 Bathurst Road, Katoomba, NSW, Australia
Event Horizon Gallery
www.event-horizon-gallery.com
Daring Artist launches her dynamic Blue Mountains Art in Sydney
Local Blue Mountains artist Mel Jones is sailing on two highly successful shows in two months, the first was a group show at Braemar gallery, and the second show has just finished at Event Horizon gallery in Katoomba. In January Mel brings her dynamic interpretation of the Blue Mountains and Outback NSW landscape to the Palm House in the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney. ‘Observing Nature’ is open 7 days a week 10am to 4pm from Wednesday January 7th to Sunday the 24th. The official opening will be by Dr Norman Gillespie, an avid supporter of the arts in Australia and former CEO of the Sydney Opera House, on Saturday the 9th of January at 1pm.
“I feel so privileged to be exhibiting in Sydney in the Royal Botanic Gardens. No only are the gardens stunning, they inspire me to reach for new expressions within my work.”
Mel Jones is becoming a highly sought-after Pochoir inspired Artist. Pochoir is a French hand cut stencilling technique characterised by its crisp lines and brilliant palette. It is clear that Mel has a natural instinct for this bold technique, combining Pochoir with mixed media elements to create her unique vibrant landscapes.
Mel learned this unique technique after taking a class with noted artist Jane Canfield nearly two years ago. ‘It was a life changing experience, though the class was only over an afternoon, I honestly walked out as a different person. Suddenly here was the technique that I felt I’d been searching for, and all these images and possibilities flooded into my mind. For that experience I am so grateful to Jane and her compassionate nature to teach and share her art with others.”
Mel has developed her Pochoir technique to embrace its rich heritage and bring it into a new age. Embodying the quintessentially Australian Blue and Grey Gums of the mountain gullies to create her distinctive stylised compositions.
Each day over the course of the exhibition Mel will be demonstrating her style of Pochoir at 11am, having proved this to be very popular from earlier exhibitions. “I thoroughly enjoyed sharing my style of Pochoir and how I create with others during the exhibition at the Braemar Gallery this year. Most importantly I learned that people really appreciate more of what you do if you can share a part of yourself with them.”
Studying fine arts in the 90’s Mel has exhibited in group and solo shows throughout the Blue Mountains and was recently a finalist in the Westmead Art Competition 2009 sponsored by the Arab Bank Australia, her art work is on permanent display as a part of the SWAHS collection. ‘Observing Nature’ will be opened on January 9th at 1pm, all are welcome to join Mel Jones as she shares her art with Sydney.
Mel will also be holding afternoon Pochoir classes twice a week. For more info ph: 0417 250 630, bookings for the classes are essential and costs are involved. Please e-mail mel@journeymoonart.com or visit www.journeymoonart.com for more information.
Journeymoon Art has Original
Pochoir Paintings,
Pochoir Journals, Recycled Journals. All of the Art works you will see are original, please use the menu on the left to view a more comprehensive range of my original Australian Pochoir
art works.
Landscape
Please Note
Melinda Jones also retains the copyright ownership of any sold works.
Please note that all information,art works and pictures are the copyright of Melinda Jones, if you wish for a copy or specific print to be made for you please enquire to;
Gum and Gully Original
Pochoir Painting on Paper Sold
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